Denmark vs Estonia: Key features of human rights

Denmark
0.959
in 2025
Estonia
0.963
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Estonia rank
1st

Key features of human rights over time

  • Denmark
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.963 against 0.959 in Denmark, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 24 and Estonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Estonia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.529 0.143 0.386 Denmark
1790s 0.5447 0.1338 0.4109 Denmark
1800s 0.589 0.1619 0.4271 Denmark
1810s 0.589 0.162 0.427 Denmark
1820s 0.589 0.1464 0.4426 Denmark
1830s 0.6145 0.1349 0.4796 Denmark
1840s 0.7336 0.1294 0.6042 Denmark
1850s 0.907 0.1717 0.7353 Denmark
1860s 0.916 0.2613 0.6547 Denmark
1870s 0.9105 0.286 0.6245 Denmark
1880s 0.8953 0.2509 0.6444 Denmark
1890s 0.901 0.2696 0.6314 Denmark
1900s 0.931 0.2969 0.6341 Denmark
1910s 0.9316 0.4214 0.5102 Denmark
1920s 0.9375 0.8931 0.0444 Denmark
1930s 0.9342 0.7672 0.167 Denmark
1940s 0.7717 0.0169 0.7548 Denmark
1950s 0.9629 0.0886 0.8743 Denmark
1960s 0.968 0.1468 0.8212 Denmark
1970s 0.97 0.148 0.822 Denmark
1980s 0.97 0.2045 0.7655 Denmark
1990s 0.97 0.9231 0.0469 Denmark
2000s 0.97 0.9517 0.0183 Denmark
2010s 0.9657 0.9603 0.0054 Denmark
2020s 0.9547 0.962 0.0073 Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Denmark or Estonia?
Estonia, at 0.963 against 0.959 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Denmark and Estonia?
0.004, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for key features of human rights?
Denmark ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Key features of human rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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